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Pre Game
00:00
Melbourne has won its last eight matches against the Blues – with three of their last five victories by under six points.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
05:00
Carlton has applied some strong physical pressure in the early stages of the match, laying five of the first six tackles of the game. The Blues laid 17 fewer tackles than the Saints last round - their second-worst differential of the season.
10:43
Carlton is in control of the territory, leading inside 50s 12 to two. They have not been able to impact the scoreboard from any of these 12 inside 50s. Melbourne averages 11 more inside 50s than their opposition over the last four rounds - ranked No. 1.
12:54
SCORE
BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
14:32
It is now 12 consecutive inside 50s to Carlton, with 85% of the play in the last 10 minutes being held in their attacking half of the ground. Despite this dominance, they have only scored one behind.
16:00
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
17:12
Charlie Curnow has finally scored Carlton's first goal of the game following their 15th inside 50 for the quarter. Carlton's most inside 50s in any quarter this season is 20, and the most that Melbourne has conceded in any quarter this season is 21.
20:21
Carlton's ability to generate repeat inside 50s has been thanks to their strong forward half intercept work. They lead this stat 10 to one and lead forward half disposals 58 to 11.
23:01
Defensively, Melbourne has conceded a score to Carlton from 9% of their inside 50s. Melbourne has conceded a score from 40.7% of their opposition's inside 50s this season - ranked second defensively.
23:56
SCORE
BEHIND - Blues (George Hewett)
24:49
SCORE
BEHIND - Blues (Matthew Owies)
25:58
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Ed Langdon)
27:58
Carlton finished the quarter with 20 more inside 50s. This is Carlton's best result in any quarter this season, whilst contrastingly it is Melbourne's worst differential in a quarter this season. Despite such a large differential, both teams have managed one goal apiece for the term.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:31
Carlton has won 14 second quarters this season - the equal second-most in the AFL. Only Sydney has won more with 15.
03:02
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Kade Chandler)
03:25
Remarkably, Melbourne leads by three points with Kade Chandler scoring the opening goal of the second term from a defensive half chain. The Demons are performing strongly at stoppages, leading the Blues by seven in this stat.
04:13
SCORE
BEHIND - Blues (Sam Docherty)
08:35
Brodie Kemp was a cool head under relentless pressure from Carlton's forwards in the first quarter. He amassed 11 disposals in the first quarter, his most disposals in any quarter of his career, to go with his six intercepts and five marks.
09:23
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Jacob van Rooyen)
12:31
Both teams have applied fantastic pressure, with each side recording a pressure factor of over 200 for the match. Carlton only has one game this season with a pressure factor over 200 (Round 7 v West Coast), whilst the Demons have not achieved this feat in any game yet.
14:02
SCORE
BEHIND - Blues (David Cuningham)
16:15
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Christian Petracca)
17:21
Christian Petracca is having an impact inside forward 50 the Demons, scoring his first goal of the game - his third score involvement for the game. Petracca has won 55 groundballs in the forward 50 this season for the Demons - eight more than any other player in the AFL.
18:05
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Jacob van Rooyen)
19:22
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Jack Martin)
20:15
Jack Martin has scored Carlton's first goal of the game sourced from a kick-in. This is Carlton's fifth game since Round 14 where they have scored a goal from this source after going goalless in 11 of their first 13 games of the season.
24:36
George Hewett has thrived in the tough conditions tonight, collecting a game-high 16 disposals whilst also leading the game in contested possessions (10) and clearances (four). Hewett ranks third at Carlton this season for gathers from hitouts, broken tackles, and loose ball gets.
25:17
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Blake Acres)
28:43
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
29:11
A tight, defensive first half with just six goals scored in the first two quarters. Carlton is playing a high possession style game, collecting 49 more uncontested possessions than the Demons and 30 more uncontested marks.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:58
SCORE
BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
03:14
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Patrick Cripps)
04:01
Patrick Cripps has scored the first goal of the second half for the Blues. Cripps has won a total of 66 centre bounce first possessions this season – ranked sixth in the competition. He ranks equal 11th overall for centre bounce clearances.
06:55
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Kade Chandler)
08:14
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Matthew Owies)
09:22
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Tom Sparrow)
10:06
Melbourne has won five straight clearances and now lead clearances for the match by 10. They have just scored their first goal for the match sourced from a stoppage, whilst Carlton are yet to score a goal from this source tonight.
10:54
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Sam Docherty)
13:20
Carlton now leads the time in forward half differential by 13 minutes. The Demons have won the time in forward half differential by seven minutes and 30 seconds per game – ranked second.
14:59
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Christian Petracca)
15:52
Carlton has transitioned the ball positively out of defensive 50 tonight, generating an inside 50 from 32% of their defensive 50 possession chains. They have scored 3.1 (19) from defensive 50 launches tonight, outperforming their 2023 average of 13 points from this zone.
20:38
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Alex Neal-Bullen)
21:34
Melbourne has scored their third goal of the match following a mark inside 50. They have taken six marks inside 50 tonight, considerably lower than their recent average. Since Round 18, the Demons have taken 16.5 marks inside 50 per game – ranked No.1.
23:50
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Tom Sparrow)
25:14
Angus Brayshaw has won a team-high 10 contested possessions tonight, with six of these 10 possessions being won post-clearance. Brayshaw has been in great form, winning a season-high 37 disposals, 24 uncontested possessions, and eight score involvements last round.
28:51
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Christian Petracca)
29:03
The Demons have fought hard this quarter to lead the territory contest after being comprehensively beaten in the first half. They lead inside 50s for the quarter 15 to seven, and have won six forward half intercepts for the term after only winning five for the entire first half.
32:41
Melbourne has outperformed Carlton at the source in the first three quarters. The Demons have won eight more clearances and have held the Blues goalless from scores from clearances, whilst they also lead contested possessions by eight.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:28
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Matthew Owies)
01:56
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Tom De Koning)
02:20
After being held goalless from stoppages in the first three quarters, the Blues have scored two quick final-quarter goals both sourced from centre bounces. Melbourne has conceded 7.2 points per game from centre bounce clearances this season – ranked No.1 defensively.
06:13
Melbourne has been a dominant final quarter team this season, winning 15 of these terms and only losing four for the year.
06:53
SCORE
GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
07:00
Carlton has now won four final-term clearances, with three of these resulting in goals. They are controlling the ball on the outside, leading uncontested possessions 15 to two for the quarter.
10:05
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Kysaiah Pickett)
10:16
After a quiet first three quarters where he only registered two score involvements, Kysaiah Pickett has scored his first goal of the game to reduce the margin to two goals. Pickett leads the club for goals (10), score assists (8), and total scoreboard impact points (102) since Round 18.
10:23
Blues Interchange - Sam Docherty off due to an injury.
14:23
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Joel Smith)
17:34
Jack Viney has won 30 disposals now for the sixth time this season. His most 30 disposal performances in a season came in 2016 when he achieved this feat seven times.
22:41
Nic Newman, who is averaging a career-high 22 disposals this season, has accumulated 30 disposals, 10 intercept possessions, and nine marks tonight. Newman finished with a team-high 35 disposals, 624 metres gained, and 23 uncontested possessions last round.
28:21
There have now been 170 tackles laid in the match tonight - two tackles shy of the most tackles laid in any match this season. In his return from injury, Clayton Oliver has been manic with his pressure laying 13 tackles - his equal second-best-ever result in a match.
31:14
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Christian Petracca)
32:17
An intense battle all game, with both teams applying a pressure factor of over 200 for the match. 1734 tackles were applied tonight, the most in any match of the season. Carlton has now won eight consecutive matches for the first time since 2000.